Mexican Tortilla Dishes Recipes

Tortillas, those now-everywhere flatbreads from Mexico made from corn or flour, are easy to buy, but also fun to make from scratch. Whether it's with your store-bought or handmade Mexican tortillas, enjoy making your own chips, wraps, soups, and mains.

 
 
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Crispy Tortilla Chips

From Better Homes and Gardens

Flavored tortillas in different colors make a fun treat, especially for kids. Go easy on the salt because these chips can get too salty very quickly.

Crispy Tortilla Chips

Corn Tortillas

From Food & Wine

The secret to Hot Bread Kitchen's richly flavorful tortillas is the masa made from freshly ground blue or white corn. Fresh masa is becoming increasingly available in cities with large Mexican populations, but masa harina, a dry corn flour, works well in the recipe below. Maseca is the most commonly available brand, but Bob's Red Mill (sold at health-food stores and some supermarkets, or at bobsredmill.com) has better flavor.

Corn Tortillas

Zubin Shroff
Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Tortillas

From Campbell's

Slow-cooking the chicken before shredding makes it especially tender and flavorful...when that chicken is layered with tortillas and cheese, you've got a simple, family-friendly casserole.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Tortillas

Chicken Flautas with Black Beans

From Better Homes and Gardens

Flauta is the Spanish word for "flute"--exactly what one of these crispy, stuffed, and fried tortillas resembles. Use them to scoop up gobs of guacamole and sour cream. Try the make-ahead directions for dinner in a flash.

Chicken Flautas with Black Beans

Corn Tortillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

The corn tortilla is considered the sandwich bread of Mexico.

Corn Tortillas

Fiesta Tortilla Roll-Ups

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Flour tortillas rolled up with Pace® Picante-seasoned cream cheese, fresh spinach, roasted red peppers and turkey breast make flavorful pinwheel appetizers.

Fiesta Tortilla Roll-Ups

Baked Mexican Pie

From Taste of the South

Baked Mexican Pie

Italian-Style Enchiladas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Blend flavors of Mexican with Italian in this chicken, pasta sauce, and cheese mix rolled into tortillas.

Italian-Style Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

From Better Homes and Gardens

In Spanish, enchilada means "spiced with chile," a requisite step in preparing this cheesy chicken casserole.

Chicken Enchiladas

Monterey Tortilla Casseroles

From Better Homes and Gardens

In Mexico, this dish is served for breakfast; stateside, families enjoy it as a quick and tasty dinner, too. Follow the make-ahead directions and heat the frozen casserole in a microwave for a meal that's ready in minutes.

Monterey Tortilla Casseroles

Beef and Chipotle Burritos

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chipotle peppers are smoked jalapenos that lend a great smoky flavor to this Mexican main dish. Slow cooking the beef mixture makes for a quick meal on a busy night.

Beef and Chipotle Burritos

Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos

From Family Circle

This slow cooker recipe is easy on the cook and easy on the budget. Inexpensive pork shoulder makes a savory taco filling when cooked with tomatoes, chiles and corn.

Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos

Bean-and-Beef Enchilada Casserole

From Better Homes and Gardens

This hearty dish has all the great taste of traditional enchiladas--cumin, chiles, and sour cream--without all of the fuss. It's a fast and easy favorite.

Bean-and-Beef Enchilada Casserole

Jalapeno Sausages

From Better Homes and Gardens

Southwestern-style grilled sausages wrapped in warm tortillas make a satisfying dinner.

Jalapeno Sausages

Eggs Sonoma

From Better Homes and Gardens

This Mexican-inspired egg and vegetable recipe, made in a skillet, is a low-calorie, high-protein breakfast.

Eggs Sonoma

Southwest Chicken Burgers

From Better Homes and Gardens

Seasoned ground chicken patties are topped with salsa and wrapped in a tortilla for these fun burgers.

Southwest Chicken Burgers

Chicken and Bean Burritos

From Swanson Premium Chicken

These quick and tasty burritos feature a zesty combination of chicken, bean soup and salsa inside a warmed flour tortilla and are ready to serve in about 20 minutes.

Chicken and Bean Burritos

Ham and Gouda Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

This tasty snack borrows the idea of a quesadilla from Mexico, but replacing the traditional filling with ham and Gouda cheese Americanizes it.

Ham and Gouda Quesadillas

Southwestern Beef Stir-Fry

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use your wok for this Southwestern stir-fry. This recipe borrows an Asian technique to prepare a Mexican-style meal.

Southwestern Beef Stir-Fry

Bean Burritos

From Better Homes and Gardens

Burritos are rolled Mexican or Tex-Mex sandwiches, traditionally filled with refried beans. Today's variation is a large flour tortillas wrapped around such fillings such as beans, tomatoes, avocados, and cheese. Serve this meatless, high-fiber main dish with salsa.

Bean Burritos

Chipotle Pork Taco Cups

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Here's an interesting twist on a pulled pork sandwich that is easy to make and features pork-filled tortillas and Tex-Mex toppings like Cheddar cheese, guacamole, and olives.

Chipotle Pork Taco Cups

Mandarin Mu Shu Pork

From Better Homes and Gardens

Flour tortillas and bagged cole slaw mix are speedy alternatives to the traditional when making mu shu pork.

Mandarin Mu Shu Pork

Peanut Butter S'more Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

S'mores meet quesadillas in this favorite dessert of campers.

Peanut Butter S'more Quesadillas

Homemade Tortilla Chips and Guacamole

From The Food Channel

Crunchy salty tortilla chips and creamy guacamole are impressive when they're freshly made at home.

Homemade Tortilla Chips and Guacamole

Melting Snowflakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

What to do on a snowy day? Show the the kids how to cut snowflakes from flour tortillas and turn them into a cheesy quesadilla-like snack.

Melting Snowflakes

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